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Zack Smith will draw back into the lineup on Monday for the first time since Dec. 13.

He just got back from his conditioning stint in the minors after recovering from a dislocated wrist. Injuries to Milan Michalek and Matt Puempel have opened some holes and given Smith an opportunity to play. Mar 23 - 12:26 PM

Zack Smith returned from his conditioning stint with AHL Binghamton after missing over three months with a dislocated wrist.

Smith has put up three points, 12 PIMs, and 46 hits through just 27 game this season. It's difficult to asses how a wrist injury will effect Smith moving forward, as he has just 78 points in 309 career games and has yet to be available for Coach Cameron. But he did record 22 points, 111 PIMs, and 127 hits last season over all 82 games. Mar 22 - 6:47 PM

It was his first session since he dislocated his left wrist on Dec. 13. There is still no timetable for his return, but he hopes to be back this year. "I'm getting a little bit of mobility back, but it will be a couple of more weeks before I can take contact," Smith said. Feb 12 - 3:41 PM

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Zack Smith returned from his conditioning stint with AHL Binghamton after missing over three months with a dislocated wrist.

Smith has put up three points, 12 PIMs, and 46 hits through just 27 game this season. It's difficult to asses how a wrist injury will effect Smith moving forward, as he has just 78 points in 309 career games and has yet to be available for Coach Cameron. But he did record 22 points, 111 PIMs, and 127 hits last season over all 82 games.

It was his first session since he dislocated his left wrist on Dec. 13. There is still no timetable for his return, but he hopes to be back this year. "I'm getting a little bit of mobility back, but it will be a couple of more weeks before I can take contact," Smith said.

Zack Smith (wrist) is expected to miss "months," according to coach Dave Cameron.

He suffered a dislocated wrist in a collision with Brad Marchand in Ottawa's 3-2 shootout win over Boston on Saturday. Smith has three points in 27 games this year and shouldn't be on your fantasy radar.

Smith appeared to be the odd man out during Monday's practice. He sat in the press box in Saturday's loss to Tampa Bay and he knows what to do once he gets back into the lineup. "It's self-explanatory," said Smith. "I need to play better, I have to be more physical and start contributing a little more."

Smith is a nice combination of some points and penalty minutes as he has 10 points and has 53 minutes in penalties. It's a surprisingly good season for the 25-year-old as he also has three game winning goals. If you need minutes, Smith could be your guy.

Zack Smith might hear from the league for his hit on St. Louis forward Alexander Steen.

Smith was assessed a two-minute penalty for an illegal check to the head Monday night. Steen exited for the dressing room after the collision, but he did return. Smith finished the game with four penalty minutes and two shots.

Zack Smith recorded the game-winning goal in Thursday's 2-1 victory against Buffalo.

He has produced five goals and nine points in 33 games this season. Smith is capable of chipping in some points, but he should only be on your radar if you're in a deep league that also counts penalty minutes and hits.

"I played a bit of wing last year, and might do it a bit more, with the amount of center men we have," Smith said. Mika Zibanejad and Jean-Gabriel Pageau might get Ottawa's bottom-six center jobs going into the season. Even if he does line up on the wing, Smith will probably still get his fair share of faceoffs after he posted a 51.8 percent winning percentage on 731 draws last year.

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Kyle Turris tallied two points in the Senators’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Turris scored a power-play goal in the third period and assisted on Mark Stone’s second-period goal that started the scorting. The 25-year-old has five goals over his past five games, along with seven points. On the year, he has 22 goals and 54 points. Curtis Lazar and Mark Stone got the other goals.

It was Zibanejad's second goal that was incredible as he out-worked Chris Tierney from behind to take over the puck, and then went top-shelf to open the scoring. Zibanejad is now on a four game point scoring streak, potting five points during that time. He now has 19 goals and 43 points this season.

David Legwand could be dealt by the Senators prior to the trade deadline.

"I've got to talk to Bryan to see what's going on here in the next couple of weeks and we'll go from there," Legwand said Monday. "Nothing has been said, so I have no idea." He signed a two-year, $6 million contract to play in Ottawa last summer. Legwand has seven goals and 21 points 49 games this season.

Zack Smith will draw back into the lineup on Monday for the first time since Dec. 13.

He just got back from his conditioning stint in the minors after recovering from a dislocated wrist. Injuries to Milan Michalek and Matt Puempel have opened some holes and given Smith an opportunity to play.

Curtis Lazar scored the Sens lone goal in a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Lazar has two goals in his past three games and five markers in 58 games this season. His goal came midway through the first period to tie the score at one, but the game went downhill from there for Ottawa.

Clarke MacArthur played just under 13 minutes in his return to the lineup on Saturday.

Ottawa dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs. MacArthur made a return after suffering a concussion on February 16th. MacArthur finished the game with an assist, two penalty minutes, one shot on goal, one hit and a giveaway in the game.

Mike Hoffman recorded a goal and two assists in Monday's big 5-2 win over the Sharks.

Believe it or not, this was Hoffman's second three-point effort of the season (and career). While his goal was merely an empty-netter, his assists were well earned, and he also contributed a hit and three blocks. Hoffman continues to lead the team in goals with 26, and ranks fifth in points with 46.

Matt Puempel (lower body injury) will be held out of Monday's tilt with the San Jose Sharks.

Puempel left Saturday’s game early after sustaining a lower body injury and will be unable to dress Monday night. He has just two goals and an assist in 13 games this season and should be considered day-to-day. Zach Smith and Colin Greening will dress in place of Puempel and Milan Michalek, who was also injured Saturday night and will be unable to suit up Monday.

Bobby Ryan collected three assists in Monday's 5-2 win over the Sharks.

It was another all-around solid game for Ryan, who tallied on Ottawa's first, second and final goals of the game. He now ranks second on the team in assists with 35 and points with 53. Ryan is also two helpers shy of matching his career single-season high of 37.

He was promoted because Milan Michalek was dealing with "headaches" and he recorded the game-winning goal in a 5-2 win over San Jose. Chiasson has a three-game point streak (one goal, two assists) and he stands a better chance of extending that if he remains with Turris and Stone for Thursday's game versus the Rangers.

Erik Condra has recorded two goals and two assists in his past eight games.

The pending unrestricted free agent has been playing with Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Curtis Lazar. The trio has formed a successful energy line for the Senators down the stretch and they have been chipping in offensively. Condra has picked up 11 of his 19 points in his past 20 games.

Erik Karlsson scored a goal in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Karlsson picked up a point in both of Ottawa's games this weekend but he was also a combined minus-3 in those contests. The 24-year-old played 27 minutes in the game and he finished with a minus-2 rating, and four shots on goal. Karlsson has 11 points in his last 10 games and he now hit the 20-goal mark in back-to-back seasons. He is arguably the best offensive defenseman in the game today. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the other goal for Ottawa.

Mark Borowiecki scored his first goal of the year in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over Calgary.

He also posted a plus-2 rating and five penalty minutes in 17:17 of ice time. Borowiecki dropped the gloves with Brandon Bollig during the first period to give him 88 penalty minutes in 45 games. He has picked up eight points and 155 hits this season as well.

Cody Ceci missed his first game of 2014-15 on Tuesday when he was a healthy scratch.

"(Ceci) didn't come out because of his play, he came out because I'm trying to rotate young guys and trying to get a handle on everyone," coach Dave Cameron said. "The deadline is coming here and probably I'm going to be asked questions and I want to be able to give answers." Patrick Wiercioch suited up on Ceci's place. The sophomore defenseman has 14 points in 51 games this year.

Patrick Wiercioch and Zack Smith were scratched from Sunday's tilt with the Florida Panthers.

Unfortunately, neither player boasts much fantasy value this season. Wiercioch comes in with 12 points, 26 PIMs, and 41 blocks through 49 games this season. Meanwhile Smith's season, derailed mostly by injury, has produced just 14 PIMs and 50 hits through 30 games.

Eric Gryba will pair with Mark Borowiecki on Thursday night against the Bruins in he returns to the lineup.

Gryba has tallied 138 PIMs and 78 hits in 68 games this season. While Borowiecki has 10 points, 86 blocks, 93 PIMs, and 170 hits over 50 games this season. They'll form the third pairing and presumably bruise many a Bruin.

Anderson lost both of his starts since returning from his hand injury on Saturday night. If the 33-year-old isn't able to get back into the win column soon the Sens will surely go back to Andrew Hammond who is now healthy. Anderson's record falls to 14-13-8 and he has a 2.49 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage this season.

Andrew Hammond will be between the pipes for Ottawa on Tuesday versus Detroit.

He sat out one game with a lower-body injury and served as Craig Anderson's understudy in Sunday's loss to Florida. Hammond will be looking bounce back from his first regulation loss last Thursday when he allowed five goals on 22 shots to the New York Rangers.